Craig Conover grew up in Fenwick Island, played baseball at Selbyville Middle and graduated from Indian River High. A Delaware boy through and through.

But come Monday night at 10, he'll be known to the rest of the world as a member of the Charleston, S.C., aristocracy when "Southern Charm," Bravo's new reality series, debuts.

How did a 25-year-old born and bred Delawarean end up as one of the southern gentlemen of Charleston?

He lied. Well, no. But that would make his story grittier.

Conover moved to Charleston for college, graduating from the College of Charleston with a degree in finance. He stayed there and is now in his third year at the Charleston School of Law "with the ultimate goal of obtaining financial freedom by the age of 30," according to his bio on the show's website.

Financial freedom? Is Conover a carpetbagger who headed south to make his fortune? That won't sit well with the true Charlestonians.

Planning Editor / Columnist:
I've been with The News Journal this time around since 2001. I've been a sports copy editor, page designer, an editor working with reporters, a news editor and a combined digital and print editor. I've never sold ads. I don't have the personality of a good salesperson.